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== Chicago: The Birth Place of Blues in the Schools Programs ==
''(A brief History)''

[http://blues.org/blues-in-the-schools/resources/ Blues-in–the-Schools ('''B I T S''')] programs are multicultural, interactive music education programs providing students with oral history and/or music instructions on blues music. '''B I T S''' education programs are designed to create a deeper appreciation and greater awareness of blues musi(contracted; show full)ach a common goal in a group setting are monitored. An organized '''B I T S''' program conducted and tested in Charleston and Columbia South Carolina and other cities have created a template for monitoring has won praise across the country student progress under the directorship of Mary T Feldman in 1993 who specifically targeted Chicago Blues Musicians to implement her program. These evaluations were praised as” making a difference” in the social enrichment of student lives.

===== Trading Handguns for Harmonicas =====
[[File:BITS Harmonicas.jpg|thumb|Blues-in–the-Schools (BITS) Harmonicas Photo|left]]
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===== Artist Residencies =====
[[File:Artist Residencies 01.jpg|thumb|Blues-in–the-Schools (BITS) Artist Residencies Photo 01|left]]
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===== Trading Handguns for Harmonicas =====
[[File:BITS Harmonicas.jpg|thumb|Blues-in–the-Schools (BITS) Harmonicas Photo|left]]